Oh yes - more free giveaways to fantastic comedy! Amer Zahr show 2nd June!!! And another burger joint opens.

Lucky, lucky readers.

What with the on-going tales of drugs, burglary, ever increasing road deaths, unemployment, animal abuse, Ministry of X (place your favorite Ministry here) self-serving incompetence, power shortages, and damn hot weather arriving earlier than ever, who doesn't need a good laugh?

So Muscat Confidential has another free giveaway to see awesome comedy for you. 2 pairs of free tickets to comedian Amer Zahr, playing on Wednesday, 2nd June at the Crown Plaza.




Big thanks to Darren Shortt from Hi! FM for fronting the tickets. (those photos just keep giving and giving - don't worry Darren, the negatives are safe)

So, how do you win those tickets? Well... its the usual deal.

Either place a comment on this post (with a means of contact and remember it's public) or email undercover(dot)dragon(at)gmail(dot)com, and you are in to win. The draw will be held on Wednesday 26th May. Regular readers will know that our draws are based on military spec encryption, drawn under the peerless authority of Ms. Dragon and a very good friend from the senior branches of His Majesty's ISS.

Each pair of tickets is only worth 30 rials [US$75], so even if you don't win I think it's a bargain to go and buy a pair. After all, how much is a good laugh (the best aphrodisiac yet discovered gents) worth?

I may even attend...

You have to be in to win.

In other news,

Burger King Oman finally returned this week, at a petrol station on a motorway in Qurm. Hmmm. Salubrious. Cars were backed up pretty much all the way to Ruwi. Yes, demand for high fat high salt industrial fast-prepared edible American franchise crap quality cuisine is almost unlimited here in the Sultanate, especially amongst the discerning, genetically-diabetic-prone youth. There's just sooo much to do of an evening!

Photo: Yum yum. It may have taken them 18 months or so to get a license, but here it is! Burger King returns. Pic ripped from local blogger me of mine RASHAD NSOULI.

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose...

The story as to why their license took so long to get is still to emerge. Any readers with an insight there?

And do they actually employ any Omanis? You know, the ones who's unemployment I keep hearing about?

Yet Another Muscat Confidential Ticket Giveaway, this time to see Sir Tom Jones - Thanks to HiFM and Darren Shortt!!

People have been talking about it. This event is proving a bit of a surprise hit to the promoters - Sir Tom Jones is coming to town.

And once again, you, dear reader, have a chance to win a pair of free tickets to see the legendary crooner in the flesh on the 14th April at the Intercon Gardens.

Tom Jones live in Muscat: 2 free tickets worth 50 Rials to give away, from HiFM!


For this concert, the winner will need to pre-collect the tickets no later than 2 days before the event from the HiFM! Office in Al Khuwair, the big building next to the motorway/wadi with Hifm banners on it! The winner will be emailed a contact number and the magic password.

All you have to do to be in the draw is either:
(1) put a comment in the comments section of this post with a way for me to contact you when you win; or,
(2) email me here at undercover(dot)dragon(at)gmail(dot)com

And that's it.

The draw will be held in a week's time at midnight on Wednesday 7th April using our reliable super-random number generator, military level encryption and - naturally - drawn under the independent supervision of no less an arbitrator than Ms. Dragon. Winners will be notified by email and via the blog.




So what are you waiting for? Free stuff. No strings.

Enter now!

And big thanks to Darren Shortt and HiFM for sorting us out. Don't forget Maz Jobrani and his 'Brown & Friendly' comedy show, live, in Muscat, on this Wednesday April 7th at the Crown Plaza. There may still be a few tickets available. I believe Darren will again be wearing his now infamously costumesque "Sleazy Promoter" waistcoat (or is it a vest?)

I may well see you there.

The lucky Winners of the Hi FM draw! ... free comedy for 2 readers

Ah, the witching hour....



We had our draw, supervised (and executed) by Ms Dragon at 00:03.57 am on Thursday 25th March.


And....

the winners are....


Photo/promo: "The Middle East needs more comedy": Undercover Dragon, 2010


In second place:
Dr. Samir!!!!!!!!


Oman: Winners!!!


And The Winner:
Ian Unsworth

Photo: You are a winner - too!!! Nice pecs....



So,

Congrats guys. Each of you get 2 free tickets. Emails with details (and your secret password) on the way to Dr. Samir and Ian.

BTW there were 60 entrants. Thanks go too to all the entrants.




So the rest of you please just blame statistics. Naturally, you can also simply text in to Darren and complain...,